The 14 Syrians, who were
deported by the Lebanese authorities, were released on Saturday amid reports
saying that one of them returned back to Lebanon.
Al-Jadeed television
station said that the Syrian authorities released the 14 men.
It noted that one of the
deported men, Tariq al-Hamwi, managed to return back to Lebanon.
On Wednesday, the
General Security deported 14 Syrians and said the reasons for the expulsions
were not political but a Human Rights Watch representative in Beirut said some
of the deportees had expressed fears of persecution on their return.
Interior Minister Marwan
Charbel demanded General Security Chief Abbas Ibrahim to halt the implementation
of all the judiciary verdicts against Syrians in Lebanon in an attempt to end
the disputes that emerged over the issue.
Progressive Socialist
Party leader MP Walid Jumblat accused on Thursday Ibrahim of utterly following
the Syrian regime’s orders by deporting the 14 Syrians, calling the cabinet to
“sack him if necessary to halt this ongoing charade.”
Sources told the Central
News Agency that Charbel informed the concerned officials that he is determined
to “take a series of extraordinary measures to ensure that Lebanon is
disassociating itself” from the turmoil in Syria.
The sources said that the
minister intends to issue a form that any Syrian who intends to go back to his
country would sign, in an attempt to confirm that they returned on their free
will.http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/48961
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